Photocatalysis in a New Light: A Biohybrid Approach for Improved Reactivity with Tunable, Low-Energy Light Excitation by Cesana, Paul T.

“…The dominant process by which absorbed sunlight is transferred between these sites is through resonance energy transfer, which is highly efficient over long distances. This work highlights that light capture and energy transfer are crucial steps for the design of highly efficient photocatalysts in the future. …”
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Piezoelectric single crystal based one-dimensional phased array for breast tissue imaging by Du, Wenya

“…Replacing rigid transducers with conformable ultrasound transducer arrays can allow image acquisition on curved body parts, improve image quality, and enable functions such as long-term monitoring. In this thesis, I propose a conformable ultrasound breast patch (cUSBr-Patch) consisting of a one-dimensional (1D) phased array and a nature-inspired patch design, which offers large-area, deep tissue scanning and multi-angle, repeatable breast imaging while avoiding the drawbacks of conventional ultrasound imaging technologies. …”
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Robust Reinforcement Learning Strategies with Evolving Curriculum for Efficient Bus Operations in Smart Cities by Tang, Yuhan, Qu, Ao, Jiang, Xuan, Mo, Baichuan, Cao, Shangqing, Rodriguez, Joseph, Koutsopoulos, Haris N, Wu, Cathy, Zhao, Jinhua

“…It’s difficult to learn them all together, due to learning complexity, we employ domain knowledge and develop a gradually expanding action space curriculum, enabling agents to learn these strategies incrementally. We incorporate Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) in our model considering the temporal interrelation among these actions. …”
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Picophytoplankton of the Northeast U.S. Shelf: Community Composition and Dynamics by Stevens, Bethany Lynn Fowler

“…This thesis uses a combination of long-term monitoring, cruise data, population models, and high-throughput sequencing to investigate the dynamics of picophytoplankton across scales of space and time that are relevant both to the physiology of the individual cells and to the structure of the Northeast U.S. …”
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SeaScan: An Energy-Efficient Underwater Camera for Wireless 3D Color Imaging by Naeem, Nazish, Rademacher, Jack, Patnaik, Ritik, Boroushaki, Tara, Adib, Fadel

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Mechanical design and analysis of implantable components for a retinal prosthesis by Moss, Joshua D. (Joshua David), 1975-

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Restoring product focus across the value stream through organizational restructuring by Pasqual, Jeffrey M. (Jeffrey Michael)

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Threshold estimation models for linear threshold-based influential user mining in social networks by Talukder, Ashis, Tran, Nguyen H., Niyato, Dusit, Park, Gwan Hoon, Hong, Choong Seon, Mohammad Golam Rabiul Alam

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Chromatin laser imaging reveals abnormal nuclear changes for early cancer detection by Chen, Yu-Cheng, Chen, Qiushu, Tan, Xiaotain, Chen, Grace, Bergin, Ingrid, Muhammad Nadeem Aslam, Fan, Xudong

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From cellular automata to agent-based models : addressing urban issues by Quek, Wei Liang

“…By proposing a novel combination of serial and parallel expansions, the analytical flow rate shows that optimal efficiencies are achieved via configurations with few (many) lanes of a large (small) number of serial units when the processing time is short (long). The problem of bus bunching can be found in every bus system. …”
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A new therapeutic avenue for bronchiectasis : dry powder inhaler of ciprofloxacin nanoplex exhibits superior ex vivo mucus permeability and antibacterial efficacy to its native cip... by Tran, The-Thien, Vidaillac, Celine, Yu, Hong, Yong, Valerie Fei Lee, Roizman, Dan, Chandrasekaran, Ravishankar, Lim, Albert Yick Hou, Low, Teck Boon, Tan, Gan Liang, Abisheganaden, John A., Koh, Mariko Siyue, Teo, Jeanette, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) characterized by permanent bronchial dilatation and recurrent infections has been clinically managed by long-term intermittent inhaled antibiotic therapy among other treatments. …”
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Human comfort in indoor environment : a review on assessment criteria, data collection and data analysis methods by Song, Ying, Mao, Fubing, Liu, Qing

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Environmental and human data-driven model based on machine learning for prediction of human comfort by Mao, Fubing, Zhou, Xin, Song, Ying

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A zero-dimensional mixed-anion hybrid halogenobismuthate(III) semiconductor : structural, optical, and photovoltaic properties by Hoefler, Sebastian Franz, Rath, Thomas, Fischer, Roland, Latal, Christine, Hippler, Dorothee, Koliogiorgos, Athanasios, Galanakis, Iosif, Bruno, Annalisa, Fian, Alexander, Dimopoulos, Theodoros, Trimmel, Gregor

“…When stored under inert conditions, these solar cells show an excellent long-term stability over the investigated period of more than 700 days.…”
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An investigation of the relationship between repose time and cumulative moment magnitude preceding volcanic explosions by Tan, Darren Pei Kun

“…We revisit this study with improved explosion chronologies across 10 volcanoes, each exhibiting long dormancy (≥15 years) prior to reactivation, and attempted linear regression on the log-log plots. …”
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Laser-induced reduced-graphene-oxide micro-optics patterned by femtosecond laser direct writing by Low, Mun Ji, Lee, Hyub, Lim, Joel Chin Huat, Suchand Sandeep, Chandramathi Sukumaran, Murukeshan, Vadakke Matham, Kim, Seung-Woo, Kim, Young-Jin

“…Here, we present ultra-thin diffractive LIRGO micro-optics patterned by femtosecond laser direct writing (FsLDW) with high spatial resolution and wide design flexibility based on the wide parametric tunability of femtosecond pulsed lasers over conventional continuous-wave or long-pulsed lasers. By extensive parametric control of average power (10–120 mW), pulse repetition rate (1–500 kHz) and scan speed (1–100 mm/s) in FsLDW, ultra-thin micro-optics were patterned at three patterning regimes: non-thermal photoreduction regime, thermal photoreduction regime, and ablation regime. …”
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Is Africa’s growing public debt really crowding out private investment? by Mulangu, Francis

“…Third, do African firms rely on commercial banks to support both their working capital expenditures and long-term investment? Moreover, how has this changed over the period during which national debts have been rising? …”
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An ultrastable lithium metal anode enabled by designed metal fluoride spansules by Yuan, Huadong, Nai, Jianwei, Tian, He, Ju, Zhijin, Zhang, Wenkui, Liu, Yujing, Tao, Xinyong, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…Here, we design “spansules” made of NaMg(Mn)F3@C core@shell microstructures as the matrix for the LMA, which can offer a long-lasting release of functional ions into the electrolyte. …”
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Risk assessment model for UAV cost-effective path planning in urban environments by Hu, Xinting, Pang, Bizhao, Dai, Fuqing, Low, Kin Huat

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Efficient threshold function secret sharing with information-theoretic security by Luo, Jinglong, Zhang, Liang Feng, Lin, Fuchun, Lin, Changlu

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